HYSWEEP® Water Column Logger and Processing

Water Column Data Multibeam Backscatter Throughout the Water Column. Use HYSWEEP® Water Column Logger to log the data. Playback Program for quick replay and exam. You can re-digitize soundings in MBMAX64.

Hardware Configuration HYPACK® Hardware Setup Water Column is Supported for R2Sonic and Reson Multibeam Systems. Configure Sonar for Normal Bathymetry then, Check the Box in Driver Setup. Logging File Types: R2Sonic: *.R2S Reson: *.7K

HYSWEEP® Water Column Logger This is the Logging Program Typical Data Rate = Two Giga Bytes per Minute. Logger Runs Automatically with HYPACK® and HYSWEEP® Survey. Real Time Display and Color Configuration. Continuous and On Demand Logging. Alarms. (For Example; Low Disk Space)

WC Logger – Color and Display Settings Amplitude Graph: Backscatter Amplitude of the Nadir Beam. Graph Max: Set scale limit of the amplitude graph. Color Max = Color Saturation Limit: Any amplitude > this setting is shown in Red. Dot Size: Of individual samples. Soundings: Check this to overlay soundings in white. Click and Drag the Blue Bar to quickly change the Color Saturation limit.

WC Logger – Ping Buffering Find this in Logging Options Number of seconds of WC data saved in program memory. What’s the Point? To gives the surveyor some leeway with On Demand Logging. Equals the number of seconds between (1) spotting a feature and (2) clicking the Logging button. Pings per Second: Filled in by program. Bytes per Ping: Filled in by program. Buffer Size (MB): Entered by the surveyor. Buffer Time in Seconds: Calculated by the program.

HYPACK® Start / End Logging WC Logger – Data Logging Automatic Mode WC Logging mirrors HYPACK® Survey. On Demand Mode Only Logs areas of interest. HYPACK® Start / End Logging WC Logging Button

Water Column Playback This is the Playback Program AVI Quick survey review. Play / Pause / Fast buttons and shortcut keys. Display setup like WC Survey. Thumbnail map for referencing. HYPACK® Targets. Flag points for MBMAX64 editor search.

MBMAX64 Editing Overlay Soundings and Redigitize Buttons Start and end digitize mode Undo digitizing Search for more WC Data Show WC Data and / or Soundings Set color saturation limits in the Display section. Show WC Coverage in the Survey Window 9